The Proletariat - Soma Holiday Available On:LP Brigid Polk captured one of

Brigid Polk captured one of the Velvet Underground's sets on her portable cassette recorder

known for his music supervision work with directors Wes Anderson

Lance at Permanent was in a frenzy

the kind of thing that could have come from Mick Jagger or Arthur Lee or both at once

their debut album 'Snapshot' deserves to be filed next to other opening gambits by the likes of The Stones

The Proletariat - Soma Holiday Available On:LP Brigid Polk captured one ofIn 1983, the release of The Proletariats debut Soma Holidaywas a shockerwhile American hardcore punk wasbecoming more generic, The Proletariat unleashed somethingstrikingly original. The albums opening is a call toarms: the primitive, militaristic bass guitar and drums aresliced with razor sharp guitar dissidence and vocals fullof spit and bite. Avant garde while remaining tuneful,their debut is considered one of the most brilliant albums tocome out